You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Thomas from Paterson, NJ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Thomas is requesting

A Calm and Peaceful Place to Read

Help me give my students a calm, serene and peaceful area to read.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thomas's classroom raised $541

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Help me give my scholars a calm and peaceful area to read. All students need to have a comfortable area to concentrate on their reading. Help me create a reading area where students can sit in a comfy chair and let their imaginations thrive.

A new calm reading area will be an oasis for my students that need to find a quiet area to decompress.

With your donation, I will create a reading area with comfortable bean bags and a rug. Help me build a classroom environment that helps foster a serene reading area.

Ms. Thomas Senator Frank Lautenberg School 6 Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Paterson, NJ View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

28 students impacted 8donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Thomas is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Indoor/Outdoor Floor Seats - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Lakeshore Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
Lakeshore Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
Lakeshore Wobble Cushion - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
BOB Books Set 1: Beginning Readers Beginning Readers • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
BOB Books Set 3: Word Families Set 3 : Word Families • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
BOB Books: Sight Words: First Grade First Grade • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26

Materials cost

$422.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$459.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.01

Total project goal

$540.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $540.04

5 Donors

-$332.52

Donations toward project cost

-$282.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.88

Matching donations from our partners

-$207.52

Match offers toward project cost

-$176.39

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.13

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Thomas and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NJ","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-calm-and-peaceful-place-to-read/7713720/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":28,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Thomas","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"763249215","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Paterson","teachersOnPage":[8317771],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":7713720,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":82075,"schoolName":"Senator Frank Lautenberg School 6","authorIds":{"8317771":{"owner":"Ms. Thomas","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[7713720],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8317771_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689463837715","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21892764,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":8317771,"schoolCounty":"Passaic","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"}}